The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 28, 1930, Page 6

e o & ————————————————————————————————— PE;LLY AND HER PALS A HYPNOTIC SLEER T 10 WATCH GERTRUDE AND NOTE THE IMPROVEMENT IN HER SYNOPSIS: Dan Parados and his hired man, Grainger, have been shot to death in the Par- ados island home with 24 hours WANT You GOoT A O.K, PoLLY. VL TRY ANYTHING, urder st ligh Tide ™" |it. But to say he murdered my father! How dare you! Are you| trying to involve an innocent man because you are not intelligent of each other. The st of enough to find out who is guilty?” police questioning is be; inning Samuels was dumb before Celia’s to tell. Miss Jahries, the house- fury. keeper, reveals that she found “Why don't you ask Miss Brent Claude Annersley ransacking |what she knows?” Celia,. hysteri- Parados’ e a few moments cal now, pointed an accusing fin- ter Parados was killed. P dos has defrauded Annersle) who confesses faking certain papers from the safe but con- tinues to deny the murder. He contends he found Parados shot, that the gun he carried was only to frighten the man he found murdered, The gun is <'milar to one found by Ana- tole Flique, a French detective. Much evidence, therefore, points to Annersley. sley, Chapter 27 ger at Caroline, who had just ap- peared at the door with Mrs. Para- dos. “What is she doing here? Didn't she force her way into the house? Isn't she a thief. Wasn't she caught trying to steal a valu-| | able painting, a few minutes after| | Parados was shot? Isn't she the |only one in the house who hadn't lan alibi both Friday night and last night ?Yet you accuse Claude of murdering my father!” Annersley took Cella into his arms again. I turned toward Caro- line. “Try not to mind, dear,” I said s B tly. “Annersley is in a bad mess o . gently. “Annersley is 8 ess 4 Haye "":}'nmccq‘l’j;;fdm\"fs ™| _she doesn't know what she is he two guns 2 ith si- ; & ©on | SBYINE— tencers figured in - the kiling?’) STy i gy rs. Para- Samucls inquired =~ |dos interposed coldy. “I'm sick of There must have been WO"|po. pygterics, She probably knows ganerslay i 4py|all about it You had better take o o el B i her along with Annersicy, Mr. Sam- right. Where did y g at si- 3 lencer?” uels ¢ “you won't believe me if I tell Mrs. Parados turn2c ner back and you." went out. 9 Tbat bt - b “You don't think Celia really be- flat was broken into one|lieved what she said?” Caroline nieht last year. I came home just|Whispered. “Of course not! Don't you see as a man was getting away through what is facing her?” the window. I managed to grab a ! revolver I had in my desk before| “Yes. Her father—and now Mr.| he que. He lifted his own gun,Annersley. It's pitiful beyond be- | MWn on the table—but Ijlief. I wich she would let me help and he dropped outside|her.” Caroline shivered. “None of ¢. Later T found his gunfus will be quite the same after| shrubbery and I concluded |this, Allan.” I had winged him. The gun was| I had been sure of this for al fitted with that silencer and I de-{good while. It would not be neces- led to keep it. The crook didm't sary to cxplain that difference to Caroline. HELLO, | (Copyright, HONEY PRETTY PITCHER-BOOK. ANTCHA? ( t is Mlle. Fer “But she is Grainger's daught I exclaimed. “Surely you don't ac- cuse her of killing her father?” “I have accused no one,” Flique retorted, spreading his hands. “You tell me that everybody in the house ing |has an alibi and I correct you What are these alibis, I ask you? |Have not we broken two of them? |May we not break another?” “Monsieur,” he continued, “the| {human spirit is an eagle that soars {toward the—how you say?—unat- tainable. Perhaps it is the true philosophy, a wine of the gods, v:ui machine of perpetual motion, a per fect crime. ’ “Am I not right? And does it not | fall with the broken wing? Always, | I assure you,” and Anatole Flique| twirled his mustache. | “So it is with the ‘perfect alibi of the guilty man. It has not o\r-} tence. It is not—um—of the human mind. Always there is the fault| for the inward eye to discov: the inward eye of Anatole Flique perhaps.” H “Let us see, M. l'Antiquarie you can perceive what the inwar eye of Anatole Flique sees in the: little mysteries that shall bring us to the big mystery. Come, let us see.” 1930, William Morrow | and Company) i Watch for Flique's keen an- alysis of the whole crime in tomorrow’s chanter. RS EE Attractions At Theatres TOM RACKICH INJURED While at his work at the T: well foundry yesterday afternoon, Tom Rackich had one of his badly lacerated when il becan tangled up with the mixer. He was get much.” taken to St. Ann's hospital for "hought it would come in han-| “Kirk, you turned Lum We 100Se, \¢yaqtment. dy, eh? didn't you?” Samuels demanded - eee veu would that,” Annersley retorted bitterly. “It never occurred to me to do anything with it until a couple of weeks ago when Para- “Last the big man an- swered. “Take Annersley over there and lock him up. And tell Gridley to night,” dos’ attitude towards Miss Fer-|hop over with that gun and have ris became unendurable. I won-|Geddes look at it. Geddes has the! dered if T could threaten him. It ;bullets that rubbed out Parados undI 2 crazy notion—Parados was|Grainger. Tell Gridley to bring d of nothing on earth—but I|his report back with him.” had to do something “If the marks on the bullets I think all of us felt the urge be- hind his words. “When I came here Saturday af- ternoon—ostensibly to see Celia—I had the gun with me. “Hunt was right. That gun was under the newspaper. I had thought Parados was alone. It shook me finding Hunt there. I guess I was crazy. Anyhow, I went back again and this time T found Parados on the floor. He got what he de- served, whoever did it. The safe stood open and I got the papers 1 wanted about the Fleetwood deal Miss Jahries' check too. I had a pr good idea what the check meant. M Jahries came in then. here are those paper Sam- uels demanded. “1 destroyed check, Miss Jahries’ looked at them. Annersley Miss Jahries, who had not moved from her chair. “You may be in- 1 should terested to know that never have used it against you.” “What have you Grainger?” Samuels demanded. Nothing," hav ove : “Claude, what are you saying? Celia ran across the room toward him. Annersley caught her in his| arms. “Claude, what is it? What ar they doing to you?” “But you must tell me! Youw said something about father. ‘What is the maiter?” " 4I¢'ll turn out all right. Mr. Sam- uels doesn’t understand.” “It’s abgut—Parados—again?” . “Y¥es, dear. Miss Jahries has told them. I suppose it had to come “Father, too?” 1 “yes, darling. But you mustn't expget Samuels to have your !mth_..‘ They won't hold me long, Celia.” | { She whirled out of his arms m-} ward Samuels. | “How dare you accuse him ‘_" such an abominable thing! If you'd| just said she'd killed that brute Parados I could have understood to say about Annersley replied. “I| told you the truth., You don't|{quired, settling himself into a chair. pelieve me. You'd better send mej match the rifling on that pistol I am guilty—is that it?” Annersley suddenly inquired. “That's it," Samuels grunted. “They'll match,” he added grim- ly. “Get along with him, Kirk.” Flique took it into his pink head lto halt the procession. “Another question, M. Annersley,” he said brightly. d! “I thought they'd all been asked,” Apnersley retorted. Flique chuckled and twirled his mustache. “Just a little question, but of an immense significance. When you entered by that patio window to find M. Parados dead on the floor, was the window open or shut? Monsieur will think care- fully.” “The window was open,” ley replied. Flique bowed. “Merci, monsieur,” and he twirled his mustache again. As soon as we had risen from the breakfast table, I followed Flique into the sun room, although I knew he would not tell me any more| than he wanted me to know. “Monsieur is bewildered?” he in- Anners- “Did Annersley kill Parados and Grainger?” 1 asked. | He chuckled. “Has not M. le Deputy—" ] “Never mind M. le Depul Iin- terrupted irritably. “Can't you an- elswer a straight question? “Mon ami, it will not do, the HOME FROM HOSPITAL Charles Johnson, who sustained several injuries in a fall at Tread- well about a week ago, left the hos- pital yesterday to complete his re- cuperation at home. e — STOR! TO CLOSE FRIDAY All the grocery stores are to be closed here Friday in observance of Memorial Day, it was announced this morning. B MRS. PLUMB VISITING Mrs. Horace D. Plumb, formerly Selma Aalto, arrived here from Seattle yesterday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Aalto. Five years have elapsed since Mrs, Plumb left Douglas. ————————— MONTE BLUE IS AT COLISEUM TONIGHT A big city’s underworld—sinister and treacherous rival gang lead- ers and their ruthless followers, ready to kill at a moment’s mno- tice—darkened streets with death hiding in every shadow—painted NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OF FINAL AC- COUNT AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION In the Probate Court for the Ter- ritory of Alaska. Division Num- ber One. Sitka Precinct. In the Matter of the Estate of ALEXANDERA 1. DEMIDOFF, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that John Trierschield, Administrator of the estate of Alexandera I. Demidoff, deceased, has filed in the Probate Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number One, Sitka Pre- | nin, simple yes or no, when I cannot ( prove what I know. You see? Life ~—um—the word, M. VAntiqugrie?” | “Complex.” “Precisement!” and he bowed. “Quite,” I answered dryly. “You mean you won't tell until you are cinet, his final account and peti- tion for distribution; and that Wednesday, the 6th day of August, 1930, at 730 o'cloek, P. M. of said day, has been fixed as the:time and place for the settlement of said account and the hearing of ready. All right. But v : hy : % Ann:'rsley g mnoce:‘m l};"a:' T:rl‘ said petition for distribution, at| Prcglen 0 iy the - I O(‘urhlch time and place all persons such evidence to the contrary. Every mLeresLe: ‘:1 o 'vsmle o g body else in the house has-at lea: l,pear SR i bt “‘ O. g Stlany, to said account and petition. on‘ v[n]]le ;rem ey RS | Dated at Sitka, Alaska, this 23rd be b J e 1nterpos! day of , 1930. “You know very w t stsl; r M"}’t ‘W. 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